Harness trace



June 9, 1925.

y E. F. HEISER HARNESS TRACE4 Filed Oct. 14, 1924 Ewald #eiser atto: nu

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i'atented .lune 9, 1925.

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.nv/'ALD 1"., Hmsnn, or DENVER, COLORADO.

Hanivnss TRACE;

spammen met october i4, 1.924. ysen-sini. 74ans.

`To ZZ fiche/2t t may concer Be it known that I, Ewan) F. Hnrsnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at .Den-ver, the city and connty of vDenver and tltate of Colorado., have invented certain new and useful Iniproven'ients in Harness Traces; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchv will enable others skilled in the art to which it app/ertainsito.y make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawingsand to the characters of refj erence marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in harness and has reference more particularly to improvements in the construction of the trace and the means for connecting the same to the haines.

The traces of av harness are almost invariably connected to the hames by means which permit relative movement. In some cases interconnected staples are used and in other cases the traces are provided at their ends with loops for the reception of a pintle, by means of which the trace -is pivotally connected to the hame. Where a loop and pintle are employed., the inside of the loop must be lined with metal, such as steel or iron, for the purpose of resisting the wear, otherwise the material of the trace would soon Wear through and the trace break.

One object of this invention is to produce a trace construction that shall be sufficiently strong to withstand the severest strains to which the trace can reasonably be expected to be put, and which shall be so reinforced with metal that it will not readily Wear out.

The above objects are attained by means of a construction which will be hereinafter described in detail, reference for this purpose being had to the accompanying drawing in which the preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated, and in which:

Fig. l is a side elevation showing the front end of a trace and the manner in which it is attached to the hame;V

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2 2, Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a metal lining for the opening in the end of the trace; and

Fig. A is a section similar to that-shown in Fig. 2, showing a modified construction.

The trace in its preferred form consists of an assembly designated as a Whole byletter A, to which the leather strips B, C vand vD are secured in.' the manner,hereinafter described.

The assembly A consists of two pieces of G0 leather E and' .F Vand a niietal eyelet or `lining men-iher a whose construction is clearly shown in Fig. This eyelet or lining member has a central cylindrical portion H and snbstanti/aflily parallel radially projecting Vends I and J of nnequal length. Inthe drawing:V J shown as. being the longer. Ends I and J have registering; `openings K for the reception of the rivet L, While the l end ,I has another opening M for the reception'of a rivet N. Oneend of the strap t extends in between the ends I and J while the corresponding end of the strap F is wrapped about the cylindrical portion H and terminates at O. The straps E and F are stitched along their edges in the manner indicated by P in Fig. 1. The trace proper, consisting of straps B, C and D, is secured to the assembly'A in the manner shown in Fig. 2. The strap C is tapered and overlaps the end of the assembly A, terminating at Q.

'The strap B extends forwardly to pointR,

while strap D is wrapped about the endof assembly A and terminates at S. Rivets L and T and seams U hold the straps together along the edges. j

- In Fig. 4: I have shown a trace having an assembly corresponding to assembly A just described, but differing therefrom in this, that the ends I and .I are not separated 9e by the leather strap E, but are in contact. The vend J is offset and projects through` an opening in the strap F, which passes around the cylindrical portion H and iskheld 1in place by the rivet N. The strap E lies on the outside of the end of strap F. This assembly isincorporated into the trace in the manner described in connection withv Fig. 2.

The metal lining member, which serves as a wear clip, has another important func tion, which will be appreciated by those who are versed in this art. As ordinarily constructed, the trace is merely provided with a loop in the front end, which must be opened before the hame roller or pintle can be inserted. This makes it necessary to employ a tool having a tapering end, which tool is driven into the loop fortheV purpose of opening the same. This requires time and labor and often injures the trace. When the trace is made in accordance with my invention, the wear clip is built into the trace and provides a cylindrical opening for the hame roller or pintle and thereby saves both time and labor in assembling the harness.

From the above description, it is apparent that I have produced a trace which has exceptional strength, which is protected against wear and which can bey readily constructed.

`Having now described my invention, what I claim as new is:

l. A trace composed of a number of separate strips of leather, a loop formed on the end of said trace composed of a plurality cylindrical portion, one of the'strips forming the trace being disposed between the ends of the lining member, and means for fastening the lining member and the strips forming the trace in assembled relation.

2. A trace whose end portion comprises an inner assembly comprising a metal plate having a cylindrical portion intermediate its ends, the ends of said plate being disposed radially of the cylindrical portion, a strip of leather extended around the cylindrical-portion and attached at its ends to said iirst mentioned strip, and an outer assembly comprising' a strip having its end portionterminating adj aoent the cylindrical portion, and a second strip having its end portion extended around the inner assembly and overlapping the end of the other strip forming kthe outer assembly.

Intestimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

` EVALD F. HEISER. 

